The Elephant Man

Description

In honor and celebration of the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the Commonweal Theatre from historic Lanesboro, MN will present a staged reading of the Bernard Pomerance play The Elephant Man at Mayo Clinic, Rochester on September 26, 2018.

The piece is the true life story of Joseph (John) Merrick, a man born with a genetic disease leaving him horribly disfigured. Just as Shelley’s landmark novel did, The Elephant Man shines a bright light on what it means to be human, delves into the arena of science and medicine and ultimately proves that true beauty lies in the eye of the beholder

Location
Mayo Clinic, Gonda Building, Geffen Auditorium